Night Without End
Chapter 290 - 187: The Future Looks Grim

Chapter 290: Chapter 187: The Future Looks Grim

Kunling City, its layout isn’t very orderly, the roads don’t cross vertically or horizontally, oblique and winding paths are everywhere, and it’s incredibly vast, making it quite easy for newcomers to get lost.

"This..." Wu Yaizu walked along the bustling slanted street, and then stepped onto a winding path, feeling dizzy from being circled around, as he found himself back where he started.

Adding to that, the hustle and bustle, shoulder to shoulder crowd, having just come out of the Fourth Forbidden Land, he felt quite unacclimatized, almost losing Qin Ming in the crowd.

"Spirit Sheep, freshly hunted from the mountains, accumulated a hundred years of Taoist practice, the skewers are smelling delicious, full of spirituality, everyone line up!"

Someone from a BBQ shop was shouting, indeed, the place was inexplicably popular, and those Spirit Sheep skewers looked truly tempting, with a rich aroma and flowing with spiritual light.

"Brother Ming, should we go in and have a taste?" Wu Yaizu suggested, feeling genuinely hungry.

"It’s probably Rat Demon meat mixed with the gamey taste of sheep, but it’s still edible." Qin Ming said.

Wu Yaizu: "..."

"Dunwu Tea, produced from the edge of the Second Forbidden Land, appears once every three years, new products are on the market, personally picked by the elders from the Pure Land, auctioning tonight!"

On a sizable teahouse, someone used their Consciousness Spiritual Light, the sound spreading across this street, causing quite a stir.

Evidently, the tea from this place is rather famous.

After Qin Ming and Wu Yaizu entered the city, they went to two academies, and were already dizzy from wandering around, couldn’t stand it any longer, so they found a time-honored restaurant to eat.

"This giant city famed even in the Yewu World, how is it planned? Many roads are zigzagged, utterly unfriendly to newcomers." Wu Yaizu said.

At the next table, someone laughed and said: "Brother, you can think of Kunling as a group of cities, if you look at it this way, you won’t get lost easily."

With pointers from others, Wu Yaizu and Qin Ming finally gained a deeper understanding of this place.

This territory was developed by various dojos and academies.

Each dojo and academy would choose a piece of land rich with spirituality, expand outward with itself as the center, each forming a district.

As it developed, people continuously migrated in to fill the gaps between different dojos and academies.

Hence, Kunling City can be divided into more than a dozen districts, the area vast, with Spirit Mountains and giant lakes exuding immortal energy, and it’s not unusual, much larger than other giant cities.

When different districts connect, the roads are often slanted and crooked.

"Xiao Wu, time for a name change, from now on call me Shen Wubing." Qin Ming secretly reminded, not wanting to draw attention on this newly found territory, mainly here for the collections in various academies.

By now, he could control his flesh meticulously, altered his appearance, and performed "He Guang Tong Chen". Back at the Six Imperial Ancestor Court, Lu Zi had supplemented this Secret Technique for him, achieving qualitative improvement.

"Alright, Brother Shen." Wu Yaizu nodded.

"The cost of living here is really not cheap." Qin Ming discovered when settling the bill, it was several times that of Chixia City.

Before crashing from the sky into the Fourth Forbidden Land, his body was shattered, with Sticky Force sustaining some essential artifacts, but clothes and Day Gold were barely attended to.

"Alas, once I had a small fortune, all of it exploded with me in the sky, oh well, peace in fragments." Qin Ming sighed.

He counted his Day Gold, only a few hundred left, feeling sorry for Wang Nianzhu, Ge Qianxun, and other contributors.

"Xiao Wu, spend wisely." He handed half over to Wu Yaizu, sixty-six each, this being their entire fortune.

Wu Yaizu nodded and said: "Brother, we should still hire a carriage, this place is too convoluted, can’t save on this, already took detours."

Qin Ming nodded, saying: "Yes, let’s go, first we’ll join an academy, then settle down before anything else."

Then, they took a sheep carriage, having not eaten the Spirit Sheep meat but riding on a cart pulled by one, it was taller and sturdier than normal cattle and horses, with dazzling golden fur, quite eye-catching.

At first, the two thought someone was driving the carriage, guiding this Lamb Demon to transport guests, but didn’t expect it was the old sheep itself soliciting business.

It was very enthusiastic, articulate, and the sandalwood cart was neat and tidy, with a pleasant fragrance.

"I’ve been carting people for twenty years, honest pricing, fair to all, if you need a ride or long-term hire in the future, feel free to find me." It had a name, calling itself Jin Xiang.

Wu Yaizu asked: "Old Sheep, which academy do you think is good, suitable for newcomers like us without background but decent talent to join?"

Jin Xiang, shaking its goatee, said: "Actually, it’s hard to compare. Heavenly Eagle temple, Shanhai Academy and the like are all good, not a single one is bad, otherwise they couldn’t survive in this legendary place, reputedly each backed by influential figures!"

"Then let’s go to Shanhai Academy." Qin Ming said.

"Alright!" The old sheep ran smoothly and quickly, being quite chatty, shared quite a few tips with them.

For example, top students had already been recruited early, and wanting to join now requires passing some assessments.

"Behind the Shanhai Academy there’s a Mist Land, don’t wander in, it’s easy to get into trouble. Also, there are hidden talents throughout the academy, it’s better to remain low-profile inside, or else you might get... "

Qin Ming and Wu Yaizu felt the service was rather considerate, it felt worthwhile to ride that cart.

Shanhai District was very prosperous, even on its own it appeared rather orderly, temples, residences, markets and other buildings stood compactly together, bustling with life.

The academy was at the center, covering extensive land, featuring mountains, dense forests, lakes, and vast clusters of ancient buildings, mysterious yet vibrant, as soon as one reached the gate, one could see many students coming and going, youthful and full of life force.